Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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